Officials say there was a record amount of early voting in North Carolina for this primary.

Officials say there was a record amount of early voting in North Carolina for this primary.

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Updated: 5:41 PM EDT Mar 15, 2016

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WEBVTT THURSDAY. NORTH CAROLINA NOW. POLLS OPENED EARLY FOR PRIMARY DAY TODAY, AT 6:30 THIS MORNIN ALY MYLES WAS THERE AS VOTERS GOT STARTED. ALY: IT COULD BE THE TIME CHANGE, >> REALLY QUICK, RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL. ALY: OR IT COULD BE FROM THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF EARLY VOTING IN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY. >> I'VE REALLY BEEN ENCOURAGING MY TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO COME OUT AND VOTE. ALY: EITHER WAY, STILL DARK AND EARLY, VOTERS CAME OUT A LITTLE SLOWLY AS THE POLLS OPENED. >> IT'S A LITTLE SLOW, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE ARE AT WORK RIGHT NOW, SO HOPEFULLY, IT'LL PICK UP ONCE THEY'RE OFF WORK. ALY: SOME FOLKS CAME EARLY TO AVOID THE LINES. >> NO WAIT AT ALL. ALY: WAS THAT SURPRISING >> NOT HERE. IT'S A STEADY STREAM, ALL DAY LONG ALY: OTHERS JUST WEREN'T WILLING TO VOTE WITHOUT THE PRIZE AT THE END. >> IT'S OLD SCHOOL. YEAH, I NEED THE STICKER. ALY: THESE VOTERS ALL HAD DIFFERENT REASONS FOR GETTING TO THE POLLS FOR THEIR PRIMARY. >> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE YOU'RE REALLY FOR ARE IN THE FINAL RACE, SO THAT'S WHY PRIMARIES ARE SO IMPORTANT IT ALMOST HAS MORE IMPACT, SOMETIMES, THAN THE GENERAL ELECTION >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. I'M A FULL-TIME GRAD STUDENT AND A SOCIAL WORKER, SO SOME OF THE CANDIDATES' ISSUES REALLY HIT HOME TO ME, AND MY DAD WOULD KILL ME IF I DIDN'T. ALY: BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME TAKE-AWAY. NO MATTER WHO YOU'RE VOTING FO JUST VOTE. >> IT'S JUST OUR CIVIC DUTY >> NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, JUST GO OUT AND VOTE. DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR. JUST MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION, SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR VOICE HEARD.

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Officials say there was a record amount of early voting in North Carolina for this primary.